Status
Available
Call number
Publication
Penguin Workshop (2013), Edition: 11/26/13, 112 pages
Description
"Born in 1867 in the "Big Woods" in Wisconsin, Laura experienced both the hardship and the adventure of living on the frontier. It wasn't until after she was sixty that Laura Ingalls Wilder started chronicling those times, which resulted in nine Little House books, a hit TV series that ran for eight years, and her own permanent place as a heroine of the American West"--
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LibraryThing member Dmtcer
I loved LIW when I was a little girl - she was my hero, and I wanted to be her. My upper primary students are doing a unit on biographies, and although the Who Was series are a little higher than many of their reading levels, I found this book to be a delightful look at the life and times of a
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pioneer girl and her family. Show Less
LibraryThing member Dmtcer
I loved LIW when I was a little girl - she was my hero, and I wanted to be her. My upper primary students are doing a unit on biographies, and although the Who Was series are a little higher than many of their reading levels, I found this book to be a delightful look at the life and times of a
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pioneer girl and her family. Show Less
LibraryThing member rjrubylou
I only gave this book three stars due to some grammatical errors that the editor should have paid attention to before publishing this book. Other than that, I know that my students will thoroughly enjoy this book. I plan on reading excerpts from certain chapters as I lead my third grade library
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students through their unit on Westward Expansion and their individual research projects on pioneer life. This book is perfect for introducing kids to frontier and pioneer life, and Laura Ingalls Wilder is a person that I believe both boys and girls will easily relate to and make connections with. Show Less
Language
Original language
English
Physical description
112 p.; 5.31 inches
ISBN
0448467062 / 9780448467061
Other editions
Who was Laura Ingalls Wilder? by Patricia Demuth (Paper Book)
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Lexile
710L